kishor pawar

Database Administration and ManagementChanges in the IT industry (including autonomics, tools, and outsourcing) have changed the costs and benefits of tasks performed by IT database professionals. We need to move away from reactive tactics toward more proactive strategies. To do this, IT management needs to change the way the DB professional is compensated, motivated, and managed.
This blog addresses these important (and urgent) changes.

Disaster Recovery in the Real WorldShare my experience on the subject of HA / DR including describing common problems, guidelines and recommendations. Essentially helping you avoid downtime and data loss by giving you heads up on mistakes that are frequently performed by many companies.

Emerging IT Trends from a Global PerspectiveIntroducing technologies and services where opportunities exist for corporations and individuals to make an impact, including emerging tech trends in retail, mobile application development, and business intelligence software.

ETL BlogEverything to do with ETL. Hints and tips, real-life stories, reviews, tool comparisons and opinion. The author is a Consultant at Capgemini specialising in ETL and data warehousing with more than 8 years of experience using Informatica, DataStage and Business Objects Data Integrator. Any views or opinions expressed are the author's own and are not necessarily those of Capgemini.

Fern Halper's Business Analytics BlogBusiness Analytics has become more important than ever to corporations. Whether its predicting customer churn, analyzing brand reputation on social networks, or visualizing information more effectively, companies are increasing their purchase of business analytics and services. This blog will cover topics related to analyzing structured data, unstructured data and emerging and advanced technologies to do so. Topics include data mining, predictive analytics, social media monitoring, text analytics, data analysis in the cloud, and more.

Get Your Logs Under ControlThis blog will cover topics such as Log Management basics, how it relates to regulatory and compliance needs, and best practices related to log management. I will also occasionally share insights and observations from my work with clients on these types of projects.

Getting the Most out of DB2 for z/OSWelcome to all things DB2 for z/OS. This is your one stop, your only stop, and your final stop to find out all you'll ever want to know about DB2 for z/OS. We'll be discussing how to upgrade to the latest DB2 version, have detailed "how it works" discussions, some performance tips, maintenance alerts, baby updates, with a few guest posts thrown in occasionally. In addition, you'll find all of the latest DB2 news and gossip, arrival notifications of the latest articles, books, seminars, and teleconferences, along with details on all of the major conferences. I'll occasionally be throwing in a post covering our z/OS operating system and our System z hardware. Plus, there will always be something entertaining posted every once in a while. This is the place you'll find just about anything you need to know to stay current with DB2 for z/OS, z/OS, or System z. This is also the place to get that little bit of lite reading each morning to start your day off on the right foot.

Information Agility: at Scale, in PracticeA practical blog of Emerging, Rediscovered and Lateral strategies for effective Business Intelligence and Information Mangement. I'll share some thoughts on unexpected ways to enhance corporate information environments for greater grace, sociability and adaptability: things you'd only want to read about in order to increase capacity, efficiency, flexibility and long term value of your corporate solutions. Also.. some surprising ways to avoid surprises.
I'm a confessed Cognos evangelist, so my focus is usually on the IBM Information on Demand platform (especially Cognos & TM1). Many of the techniques and experiences I like to write about aren't specific to this technology, so I'm doing that here too. If you have a taste for adventure, this blog should provide you a varied itinerary at selected stops along the 'Corporate Information Supply Chain'.

Information to the MassesHere are some observations directly from experiences as a Business Intelligence consulting professional. Being exposed to widely varied businesses ensures that no single angle will be left unexplored. Most of what I'll review will be focused on Report Requirements nightmares, Automation SNAFU's, and just plain old real world examples. Most of what I'll cover can and probably will be found on the BIRT Exchange or my personal blog.

IT Pro Secure CorporationWe focus on Windows Platform Security for Core Infrastructure. Things like Active Directory, Exchange Messaging, Operational Management, Application Layer Firewalls, Public Key Infrastructure and any, or all of these technologies running on Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization technology (although we know a bit about VMWare as well!)
We also offer Advanced Training Modules - If you'd like to 'Learn Advanced IT' - Check out the Free Video Lessons on Windows 2008 SP2 Failover Cluster Nodes for Highly Available File Services and other Microsoft topics as well - http://www.exchangesummit.net.

Jason Dove's Business Intelligence RantsI intend to write about more Crystal Reports bits and pieces and about Business Intelligence as a corporate tool and other thoughts and musings. I may even write about the hassle of getting a book printed.

Juice Analytics Weblog: The Art & Science of DataHelpful tools and perspectives on the world of analytics. This blog will present analysts with better ways to visualize data and present their findings, tips for using Excel, and new analysis tools to make them more effective. For executives who want their organizations to be data-driven, we’ll offer our view on best practices and pitfalls to avoid. Topics will include: data visualization and presentation, customer analytics, Excel, Google Earth, mapping, and do-it-yourself analytics.